Pennsylvania Best College Rankings
University of Pennsylvania ranked first and Carnegie Mellon University ranked second in Pennsylvania college rankings. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the Pennsylvania best colleges is $33,684 for Pennsylvania residents and $40,368 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 71.58% and the average SAT score is 1,221. The average number of student population is 4,652 and the average student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Pennsylvania best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $40,368 and Franklin and Marshall College has the highest tuition & fees of $68,380 and Strayer University-Pennsylvania has the lowest tuition & fees of $13,920.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $21,607 and Susquehanna University has the highest tuition & fees of $57,400 and Albright College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,510.
- The average SAT score is 1,221 and University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT score of 1,540 and Lincoln University has the lowest score of 970.
- The average acceptance rate is 71.58% and University of Pennsylvania has the tightest (lowest) rate of 6% and University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
- The average student population is 4,652 and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the most students of 34,525 and DeVry University-Pennsylvania has the fewest students of 153.
- The average graduation rate is 66.03% and University of Pennsylvania has the highest rate of 97% and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has the lowest rate of 16%.
Pennsylvania Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 79 best colleges in Pennsylvania with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $66,104 | $46,034 | 1,540 | 5.9% | 28,711 | 97% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $63,274 | $49,450 | 1,540 | 11.4% | 15,596 | 93% | 5 to 1 |
| 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | $62,412 | - | 1,530 | 6.9% | 1,644 | 94% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | $68,020 | - | 1,490 | 12.9% | 1,424 | 89% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $62,180 | $28,020 | 1,430 | 29.3% | 7,590 | 89% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | $64,701 | $21,361 | 1,460 | 25.1% | 10,111 | 92% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | $60,240 | $16,480 | 1,310 | 64.0% | 1,818 | 80% | 8 to 1 |
| 8 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $64,772 | $28,280 | 1,370 | 32.0% | 3,892 | 86% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA | $52,034 | $11,630 | 1,230 | 84.4% | 4,825 | 81% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $60,663 | $37,074 | 1,330 | 77.5% | 21,703 | 77% | 9 to 1 |
| 11 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $47,146 | $26,568 | 1,250 | 78.9% | 8,137 | 76% | 12 to 1 |
| 12 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | $61,824 | - | 1,410 | 31.5% | 2,764 | 88% | 10 to 1 |
| 13 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | $39,890 | $45,034 | 1,360 | 49.7% | 34,525 | 84% | 13 to 1 |
| 14 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | $62,560 | $52,506 | 1,390 | 31.1% | 1,666 | 86% | 8 to 1 |
| 15 | Gannon University Erie, PA | $37,951 | $22,280 | - | 76.7% | 4,548 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| 16 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | $36,842 | $36,166 | 1,180 | 76.8% | 2,152 | 77% | 12 to 1 |
| 17 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $59,196 | - | 1,280 | 87.4% | 1,492 | 77% | 9 to 1 |
| 18 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $63,450 | $3,750 | - | 43.1% | 2,217 | 83% | 9 to 1 |
| 19 | Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA | $34,502 | $22,110 | - | 87.1% | 2,310 | 55% | 12 to 1 |
| 20 | Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA | $51,340 | $19,786 | 1,250 | 86.4% | 7,201 | 80% | 10 to 1 |
| 21 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | $54,960 | - | 1,250 | 58.5% | 1,231 | 67% | 8 to 1 |
| 22 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | $24,606 | $12,240 | 1,130 | 94.2% | 3,720 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| 23 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | $41,720 | $21,940 | 1,140 | 76.9% | 2,835 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| 24 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA | $16,297 | $18,261 | 1,050 | 91.2% | 9,246 | 52% | 22 to 1 |
| 25 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA | $50,320 | $35,533 | 1,190 | 74.5% | 2,142 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| 26 | Westminster College New Wilmington, PA | $39,470 | $9,000 | - | 85.5% | 1,203 | 66% | 12 to 1 |
| 27 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $64,230 | $4,500 | 1,350 | 47.5% | 2,895 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| 28 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA | $57,400 | $57,400 | 1,210 | 78.7% | 2,247 | 74% | 13 to 1 |
| 29 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | $38,995 | $15,789 | 1,110 | 93.6% | 2,165 | 58% | 9 to 1 |
| 30 | Cabrini University Radnor, PA | $35,815 | $2,355 | 1,145 | 69.2% | 1,048 | 51% | 9 to 1 |
| 32 | Grove City College Grove City, PA | $20,890 | $8,550 | 1,251 | 73.4% | 2,394 | 80% | 13 to 1 |
| 33 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA | $22,232 | $16,799 | 1,120 | 89.4% | 6,732 | 54% | 19 to 1 |
| 35 | Neumann University Aston, PA | $37,300 | $11,300 | - | 76.4% | 2,171 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| 37 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA | $28,185 | $8,400 | - | 81.5% | 1,162 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| 38 | Rosemont College Rosemont, PA | $22,170 | $12,780 | - | 74.5% | 777 | 43% | 13 to 1 |
| 39 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | $42,600 | $55,572 | 1,150 | 93.2% | 1,932 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| 40 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA | $35,570 | $27,770 | - | 86.2% | 3,554 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| 41 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | $14,615 | $18,216 | 1,080 | 74.6% | 8,350 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
| 42 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA | $27,804 | $21,126 | 1,174 | 74.2% | 285 | 46% | 8 to 1 |
| 43 | Eastern University Saint Davids, PA | $37,420 | $14,724 | - | 93.6% | 6,981 | 56% | 19 to 1 |
| 45 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $37,248 | $28,523 | - | 82.9% | 30,205 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| 46 | Marywood University Scranton, PA | $39,570 | $12,504 | 1,150 | 83.7% | 2,850 | 73% | 11 to 1 |
| 47 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | $68,380 | - | 1,390 | 31.8% | 1,911 | 86% | 9 to 1 |
| 48 | Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA | $33,968 | $14,134 | 1,030 | 74.2% | 3,148 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| 50 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | $22,511 | $17,424 | 1,180 | 79.2% | 17,076 | 70% | 20 to 1 |
| 51 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA | $41,100 | $14,584 | 1,110 | 59.1% | 1,442 | 72% | 10 to 1 |
| 52 | Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA | $39,410 | $28,348 | - | 79.1% | 1,402 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
| 53 | Albright College Reading, PA | $28,794 | $1,510 | - | 86.2% | 1,652 | 42% | 10 to 1 |
| 54 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | $28,550 | $12,780 | 1,150 | 78.5% | 2,407 | 64% | 10 to 1 |
| 55 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA | $44,800 | $22,960 | 1,190 | 78.6% | 2,919 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| 56 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | $34,740 | $20,247 | - | 90.6% | 4,737 | 66% | 14 to 1 |
| 57 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | $56,402 | $14,700 | 1,180 | 71.7% | 1,292 | 69% | 10 to 1 |
| 58 | Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA | $32,275 | $9,465 | 1,140 | 83.6% | 1,056 | 65% | 11 to 1 |
| 59 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $38,370 | $38,620 | - | 84.9% | 2,107 | 69% | 10 to 1 |
| 60 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | $52,000 | $18,594 | 1,150 | 54.0% | 2,658 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| 61 | Thiel College Greenville, PA | $36,864 | $32,192 | - | 70.6% | 920 | 44% | 12 to 1 |
| 62 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | $42,286 | $26,064 | 1,135 | 91.5% | 5,198 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| 63 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA | $47,450 | - | 1,165 | 67.9% | 1,063 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| 64 | Widener University Chester, PA | $53,638 | $27,105 | 1,170 | 84.0% | 5,610 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| 65 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA | $33,610 | $12,582 | - | - | 1,258 | 61% | 12 to 1 |
| 66 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA | $44,510 | $15,193 | - | 83.2% | 2,668 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| 67 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA | $43,810 | $20,854 | 1,190 | 70.1% | 2,319 | 66% | 10 to 1 |
| 68 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | $38,160 | $16,164 | 1,140 | 97.9% | 3,299 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| 69 | DeVry University-Pennsylvania Ft. Washington, PA | $15,032 | $17,552 | - | - | 153 | - | - |
| 70 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA | $48,290 | $33,613 | 1,195 | 79.2% | 3,142 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| 71 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | $16,326 | $16,742 | 1,170 | 94.8% | 7,416 | 54% | 20 to 1 |
| 72 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | $18,702 | $16,770 | 1,070 | 92.9% | 5,460 | 44% | 20 to 1 |
| 73 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA | $26,520 | - | 1,140 | 95.9% | 1,940 | 53% | 14 to 1 |
| 74 | Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA | $41,414 | $17,038 | 1,180 | 75.8% | 1,984 | 71% | 13 to 1 |
| 75 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | $15,648 | $17,190 | 1,090 | 85.6% | 5,184 | 52% | 18 to 1 |
| 76 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | $19,384 | $18,942 | 970 | 78.4% | 1,848 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| 77 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA | $29,460 | $16,920 | 1,120 | 91.7% | 1,315 | 61% | 10 to 1 |
| 78 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | $43,300 | $9,084 | 1,170 | 92.5% | 2,189 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| 80 | Alvernia University Reading, PA | $42,810 | $16,686 | 1,160 | 62.3% | 2,485 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| 81 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA | $23,900 | $16,440 | - | 81.8% | 3,558 | 43% | 17 to 1 |
| 82 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | $26,504 | - | 1,170 | 97.9% | 1,326 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| 83 | Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA | $13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 1,503 | 50% | 39 to 1 |
| 84 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA | $18,870 | $20,286 | - | - | 724 | 16% | 15 to 1 |
| 85 | Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton, PA | $18,855 | $36,750 | - | - | 649 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Average | $40,368 | $21,607 | 1,221 | 71.6% | 4,652 | 66% | 12 to 1 |
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